What Vegetables are you Planning on Planting this Year?

[Evastar]

nice, what did you do with the apple seeds in the end to germinate them?

[Kalipo]

Theyre in a plastic curry tub.. wet paper towel and stored ontop of the boiler..

Ill wait till the stem has come out a quater inch and plant it and dome over the top

[Evastar]

plant in the garden or in pots? might be better in a pot for a year or so?

[Kalipo]

plant in the garden or in pots? might be better in a pot for a year or so?

Thats what i ment.. they wouldnt survive in the ground anyway..

[cactikid]

i presume you know most fruit trees are grafted for vigour.

[Kalipo]

i presume you know most fruit trees are grafted for vigour.

quite, i have 2 seedlings on the go and plenty of bee's in the garden ..

[toon74]

hi all , just found this thread . stuff i have in so far are :-

peas , runner beans , sprouts , carrots , brocoli , purple brocoli , courgettes , beetroot , spinach beet , onions , garlic , spuds , sweetcorn , asparagus ( should come this yr as been in 3 yr ) cabbage , cauliflower , sprouts , chillis , sweet pepper , toms , lettuce and finally parsnips . got other side of garden to sort so might get some more stuff in .

a great tip an old bloke told me was to grow my carrots in toilet roll tubes in boxes ( the old council recycling ones are ideal ) . it keeps the carrot fly off and forces them to grow straight .

[Evastar]

hi all , just found this thread . stuff i have in so far are :-

peas , runner beans , sprouts , carrots , brocoli , purple brocoli , courgettes , beetroot , spinach beet , onions , garlic , spuds , sweetcorn , asparagus ( should come this yr as been in 3 yr ) cabbage , cauliflower , sprouts , chillis , sweet pepper , toms , lettuce and finally parsnips . got other side of garden to sort so might get some more stuff in .

a great tip an old bloke told me was to grow my carrots in toilet roll tubes in boxes ( the old council recycling ones are ideal ) . it keeps the carrot fly off and forces them to grow straight .

sounds like you are an avid gardener

so how do you do the toilet roll tubes in boxes exactly? plant the carrot seeds in the cardboard tubes? its too late for this year now anyway, but if they get carrot fly i might try it next year.

[toon74]

hi eva , once i have saved enough tubes i fill them with compost and put 3/4 seeds in each one . stand the tubes in a seed tray and put some selotape around the outside to stop them falling . place them in the greenhouse or on a windowsill until they start to show and then just thin them out to 1 in each tube . once big enough ( about an inch ) i just fill an old black reycling box with compost and transplant tubes in . i have done this with parsnips aswell with great results . defo not to late to start off some autumn gold now . only had my garden 3 years now and love it , my own little corner of england . .

[fireblade1]

think i might plant a few. peas carrots onions, and lots of others need to save money

fireblade.

[Evastar]

my tomatoes are coming along nicely, just tied the plants to trellis for support this afternoon, did the same with my pea plants.

i planted more lettuce today as well and some water melons. if you plant a few lettuce every couple of weeks will keep you going all summer, rather than having them all ready at the same time

the onions and carrots are all up but plants not very big yet.

[fireblade1]

sound like they are coming on really good eva. have not planted any yet aint had no time but will do soon hopefully

fireblade.

[Evastar]

sound like they are coming on really good eva. have not planted any yet aint had no time but will do soon hopefully

fireblade.

have you got a veg plot dug? and what kind of fertiliser you planning on using? i've been using ashes from the fire, collected them in a galvanised dustbin all winter. and of course will have ashes from chiminea now to use as well

[fireblade1]

have you got a veg plot dug? and what kind of fertiliser you planning on using? i've been using ashes from the fire, collected them in a galvanised dustbin all winter. and of course will have ashes from chiminea now to use as well

no haven't got one yet Eva but i am going to dig one soon not sure what fertilizer i am going to use what would you recommend there Eva?

fireblade.

[Evastar]

well it really depends on what you are planning on growing, also what type of soil you have. some people keep a compost bin and use the compost from that, some people swear by manure, my dad always used to use sulphate of potash.

your best bet is probably to go to your local garden centre and ask them, they will know what soil is prevalent locally and what most people around your area choose to use.